Sharp Objects: A Novel

This book is terrible. It may be okay for someone in their teens or twenties but it is pretty sophomoric. It seemed the author thought that by being disgusting, nasty, and gross - the shock value would make up for the poor writing and plot. How could this be a show? I guessed the outcome toward the beginning and the rest is just filler with little real substance. How disappointing! (as in I paid good money for this garbage. Can I have that two hours of my life back?)

Just could not get into this story. None of the characters seem real and to have so many seemingly nasty, hateful and mentally off center people in one small town just does not fly. The writing seems to be the authors interpretation of either a hard-boiled investigator or a seriously mentally messed up person speaking, neither of which worked for me. From the characters to their behaviour to the sexual exploits of young girls to the authors excessive sexual theme words, none of it seemed to ring true. Too much psycho-babble mental deficiencies involved with all the main characters.

I picked this up after loving 'Gone Girl'...the book left me though with feelings of disappointment and repulsion. I knew this was going to be a sick story, but it's a bummer the murders were pretty quick to figure out from the beginning. Definite signs of a first novel, but a quick read nonetheless. Read "Gone Girl' if you want to read Flynn at her finest---watch CNN if you want a sick murder story instead. Don't bother with this book.